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Purchase request approving apparatus, method, and storage medium storing same

a technology for purchasing requests and approving apparatuses, applied in the field of purchasing request approving apparatuses and purchase request approving methods, to achieve the effect of efficient inputting approval or rejection

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-06-21
CANON KK
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[0005]It is an object of the present invention to provide a purchase request approving apparatus and purchase request approving method capable of abolishing the conventional business procedures including preparation, issue, and transfer of physical purchase slips and efficiently inputting approval or rejection of a purchase-requested article.

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However, for example, purchases of articles such as stationery, for which purchase requests are issued in units of sections, are generally made according to the following procedure and get behind in office automation and paperless transactions.

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[0046]An embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

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[0047]The overall hardware configuration of a purchase request system of this embodiment will be described first.

[0048]FIG. 1 is a view showing the overall arrangement of the purchase request system according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[0049]Referring to FIG. 1, reference numeral 30 denotes a communication line as a LAN (Local Area Network) or WAN (Wide Area Network); 1, a plurality of client computers (to be referred to as clients hereinafter); 1A, a client for a system manager for maintaining and managing the system; and 2, an application server computer (to be referred to as an A / S hereinafter) for realizing a purchase request function (to be described later) and the like.

[0050]A Web server computer (to be referred to as a W / S hereinafter) 3 provides a so-called intranet environment in accordance with general ...

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Abstract

In a client-server environment in which a plurality of clients are connected on a network, a manager of a company displays an approval request list window (07-01-00) in which a list of purchase-requested articles is displayed, on a client by a predetermined operation, selects a desired article from the articles displayed in the window, and clicks a software button “approval select” or “rejection select” in accordance with approval or rejection of the selected article. At this time, the article for which approval is selected can be formally ordered.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]The present invention relates to a purchase request approving apparatus and purchase request approving method for requesting purchase of articles.[0002]Conventionally, companies and business offices purchase various articles necessary for daily business operations from external suppliers.[0003]There are a variety of articles to be purchased. However, for example, purchases of articles such as stationery, for which purchase requests are issued in units of sections, are generally made according to the following procedure and get behind in office automation and paperless transactions.[0004]A general clerk or the like issues a purchase slip for specifying a desired article. Next, a manager approves the issued slip by, e.g., sealing (signature). The approved slip is handed over to the procurement department. The procurement department puts a plurality of orders into a lot as needed, newly issues a purchase order slip, and sends it to an external supplier....

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06Q30/00G06Q10/00G06Q10/06G06Q30/06G06Q50/00H04L12/02
CPCG06Q30/02G06Q30/0641G06Q30/0635G06Q30/0605
Inventor OKADA, ATSUSHISOFUE, MASAYUKIHIROKI, NAOTSUGUYAMAMOTO, MASAHIROWATANUKI, MASAYATAKENAKA, SATOSHI
Owner CANON KK
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